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Commissioners request litigation tracking and staff say Yelm trail MOU work is underway
Summary
Commissioners asked staff for regular, brief reporting on significant tort claims and lawsuits so board members avoid inadvertently engaging matters in active litigation; staff also said public works is working on a requested memorandum of understanding with the city of Yelm for trail maintenance and will return with a proposal.
During commissioner items at the Jan. 22 work session, several commissioners raised two operational items: a request for a regular briefing on significant pending litigation and an update on a maintenance/MOU request from the city of Yelm regarding county trails.
Multiple commissioners said they had encountered constituents or cases without knowing litigation was pending and asked for a concise, recurring report (monthly or quarterly) that flags significant claims or…
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